Resident Magistrate's Court.

Clutha Leader, Volume II, Issue 94, 27 April 1876, Page 5

Resident Magistrate's Court.

-'-*■;. i Balcluthaj 26thAApmL', 1876 A . , .■: (Before Ji P. 'Maitland, Esq;, B-.M.) -;';•*.. Pine, OampbellAarict'-ABhshell, licensed hack-! r ney-coach drivers". Balcutha, ' were' ' charged <on the information' of ' Constable Strain^ with ;driVy. ing across the Bridge' at : a; quicker, than a walking; paceA - '■ :;■.''. -n ;. .: -i •?. j-.,- <; Api The defendarits pleaded guilty,; but .explained, that on that evening the jlnyprcargill, coach was, late in ; arriving, and they were obliged to trot; -across' the bridge in pyder , to, .catch^he train. His' Worship considered there were some ex- . tenuatirig An these cases, but* 'it' iw,as.his duty to adminrfcl;er'~tiTo~laW"asit s?6o:l: .It appeared to him" that' there had' befo'laxity phi the part'of the police in not taking-action in previousjpffenccs of the same kind.' . He .therefore would not inflict' a fine on this" occasion, but warned the defendants against a repetition of the' offence. . - ;;A, .-' ; A A- A" • •-. . , . ,-. OFFENCE AGAINST j THE -RAILWAY : BYE-IiATV-S. '- . ': . William Pine; and -Richard Horrpbin were, next "■ charged; on the information of John Simpson, ' station -master,. Stirling, with, having been guilty, : on the -14th inst., of soliciting custom on the' -platform. at tho- railway terminus, contrary to- • the -Railway Bye-laws. 4A ■ '"A* ', •■• : Defendants pleaded not'guilty, arid were do-' I fended by Mr Henderson, 4 solicitor. ' ' -'- --A i. John Simpson, station-masteri said the defen.dants.had been iri the'habit for~somd time past , of going upon .thb *. platf brrrii r ' arid' ; e vbri ■ into , the • carriages, ' solicitirig <. ■custom, '■ . before the . .train ; stopped.' had^often.co.mplained ;tp, him of the annoyance, and'of their ; luggage taken away without their consent. He had " repeatedly- warned jthe, , , this ( practice! .He -had, 'also, twp; mpnths agp ? ppsted a notice, at the station to prevent the nnnoyaucey 'arid' had called defendants' "attention to itATh'e'yA

■however,,., still. persisted, and he had therefore 5 " ■ felt .it liis duty to brings the' pi'e'sent action.' - ' .' ' - ' ' ■ . ' >MriHendersbri, ! for, tlie' ! dGfcnceA'ii|6iht'^d i; o\it i /that the bye-law. under'^liich f 'the«iriforiri l atibn! 1 h^d. been' laid 'did ! ri6£ : appl^ to'the Clutha line",' i. . .although he had' nfo' doubt 5 there 1 -were similar ' to itL ,; Opbn ttiis;ground<heiCon7; r tended; that the information inustrbej dismissed; ; ; ...His "Worship .tookithisiviewjofjith.^ case, but { { warned the defendants that if they repeated tlie s 'offence,- theyiwouldkbel brdughtJMllr^der.the, bye-laws referring to^the line,, and would, .have to •ahide the- -penalty. 4; , He hacl, howeyer, seeri" parties do' the .same thine, on. .the Dunedin plafc-.--i., r - -"'-'' »-"•'.(; iii,?Jr.j«ijt| ij,; jiM!inf) : f--i»{r,. . 'form, Apparently, without being- interfered With. •'xWd ' A AA :!: fV '*< i >> li i.-AA ; o'iSy ■At' the same tune it was-a very objectionable. AA -M- 1 ' Sitp^sori 'explained' that' there f we're' parties*- •' -.licensed: to .piy "for custo^.^vitl'iin^h^'p'rebirict^? * of the railway I 'm Efuheclin, bu't'ih'e're'were noriej such licensed here A n '•''■' ° : * -.A.; *A. ■■ . ..^ '. i( V fi A U ' VftIAcASESA'AA' ,'A-. ;.., ; -.y ; Macdohalcl ■' 'vA^Bobert's'iwayadjournedrforithe' j third' 1 tftheA > r 'L I A; lo 3jr7)inAis^;, ; ,; f; ; ;'- ; ; ■ ' Sinithv. la^rea^vftoufi^fiegiV^i.fei': 'He^^ehohisfor^the<def ; endant,.,ap^lied for an .' adjournment for ji if eek , to, allpwpartifes ,an op- ; ! portunity of settling the -matter out Aot 'Court.' - The application, was,grauted. . 7 . > , A,',A' s J f '?' Clark.y.,^nkim— OM^ fbr'goods* supplied; . . No appearance for defendant. ' ' ' Judg,.mentfpr[am,qunt claimed,- with costs., -*--<• ->• the ( -f olio wing, cases judgment was - coti 1 -' ,'icssed:— Stoddarf Brothers'^ Hdntery^dlkini-pfS , S8& 185,7 d, foi*. goods supplied. Inglis v. Le^geA Claim^f^o2;'^ ik&nce^bf- account;/ gihithi vL^Legge. Aeiaiin of : £2t ! 6sj 'for aiodUnt^dUei fori grain. fI< Iti?'- 'the* two ilntt'ejS.xjasesbMH E,eid.ap,-j ; pearpd 'forL'thei ipiairitiffß,-,- and:>iu; eaoh jsasj^yb- . j 'tairiecljß2 2s? professional costs.],. \-,^ - ?- -- i'Thc;Court'thenAdj.ourriedi.j|i y iff . (( ; ..f. f ,., VJ